The new device provides a dedicated connection to a system's codec, which enables
audio/video streaming via USB with a minimal burden on system hardware and software. The
company believes that the device will help consumer electronic and computer peripheral
manufacturers to implement high-quality streaming video in their products. The new,
high-speed device is designed for camcorders, portable media players, TV tuners and set-top
boxes.

"USB video-class support will be a standard feature of the Microsoft Windows operating
system, which eliminates the need for an additional software driver for a product using our
solutions," said Paul Marino, vice president and general manager of Connectivity, Philips
Semiconductors. "The small form factor and low-power characteristics make this the ideal
device for portable on-the-go entertainment products."

The new high-speed device (ISP1585) is fully compliant with the USB Specification revision
2.0, supporting data transfer rates of up to 480 Mbit/s. It supports a MPEG-2 transport
stream, which carries MPEG-2 or MPEG4, and DV, the most commonly used video streaming
standards today.

Availability
Philips' new USB peripheral device (ISP1585) will be sampled to select customers in Q3 2005
with general availability in Q2 2006.